From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

[Castanova]

Less than half a day until the definitive version comes out.

Game is released in one hour?!

:kwafuckyeah:

 

[Jaedar]

So I played a bit of DaS2 on PC. I'm playing it with keyboard+mouse, just as I did the original. So far the port seems rather improved in many areas. There are graphics settings, you can rebind more of the controls and switching targets with the mouse is not completely fucked up in the brain. That being said, the default control scheme is fucking bonkers. It might be a 100 hours of muscle memory talking, but after 3 minutes I went into the menu and rebound every control so it worked more like the original. Whoever thought spreading all the buttons out over literally the entire keyboard(important functions are on wasd, keys around k, enter, and arrow keys) is not a very clever person. This is not just a shitty console port problem, these days it seems more and more common for devs to ignore reasonable button placements(e and q primarly) in favor of f,g and h.

Similarly binding the left hand to the left mouse button might make some form of logical sense, but since you will typically be attacking more with the right hand it sort of defies convention(of lmb being the primary button). Double clicking for strong attacks also seems arse. One thing that is bothering me to an insane degree is how I can no longer quit out of bonfires with a tap of the RMB, instead I have to hit backspace.

However, the menus in general work better now. They're more capable of being mouse-driven, and are not irrevocably bound to home and page up/down keys. They also show more than 3 items on screen at once.

Can't really comment on gameplay much yet. Tutorial area seemed to have one sconce above a fog door with no apparent purpose. I got a titanite slab from the crows, but apparently that's nothing to cheer about in DaS2. Playing as a Sorcerer and needing to dump seemingly 10 points into strength to use a shield might be... interesting. I wonder how long I can last without one.

 

[aris]

Anyone else stuck on 97% downloading on dark souls 2 in steam?

 

[aris]

It begins! Fantastic intro movie!

 

[Surf Solar]

For those who wandered if the dynamic lighting/stuff they showed us in the trailer is in the PC version:

 

[aris]

It definitely looks good on the PC though!

 

[Castanova]

Explored a bit. Killed two early bosses (too easy unfortunately). Not clear really where to go which is cool and regular enemies are tough too. Too early to make any judgments but it's definitely a Souls game.

 

[AngryEddy]

hurr hexer santiers spear sls 270 durr one shot everyone. yea maybe scrubs. twice when he meets some decent players he gets his ass wrecekd

That guy is fucking garbage, i don't know why the DS community is blowing this asshat up. His build has no synergy and he put dark infusions on his Santier's Spear instead of Mundane, that shows me what a retard he is, and the fact that he has an ego after beating obvious noobs is embarrassing.

 

[Serious_Business]

holy shit this is great

i am terrible at this game

 

[Bradylama]

Launch day is finally here and the goddamn thing CTDs on launch.

Apparently some people are getting around this issue by switching from DVI to HDMI or vise versa, but here I am having to use a DVI-HDMI converter.

 

[Cyberarmy]

I played for 3-4 hours without any problems?
First bossed are really easy BTW, mostly because I've mastered this shit at last!

 

[Tom Selleck]

I have no idea what any of this means, but maybe it's useful/applicable/interesting for some of you weeaboo nerds who are playing this Dragon Age II knockoff:

 

[ghostdog]

Launch day is finally here and the goddamn thing CTDs on launch.

Apparently some people are getting around this issue by switching from DVI to HDMI or vise versa, but here I am having to use a DVI-HDMI converter.

WAT this doesn't even make sense.

 

[Jaedar]

Halp

Spoiler

So I have the silvercat ring, and I still can't survive the drop in the majula pit, even with full hp as human :/ Why?

 

[Kanedias]

You need more vigor.

 

[praetor]

try unequipping all your gear save for the ring

 

[Hobo Elf]

try unequipping all your gear save for the ring

Yup, fall damage is tied to your equipment weight.

 

[Tripicus]

try unequipping all your gear save for the ring

As a point of reference, I survive doing this with 10 Vigor, with room (couple/few deaths) to spare.

 

[praetor]

As a point of reference, I survive doing this with 10 Vigor, with room (couple/few deaths) to spare.

yup. seems like fall damage is still %-based just like in DaS1, but it seems equip burden plays a more significant role

 

[DragoFireheart]

yup. seems like fall damage is still %-based just like in DaS1, but it seems equip burden plays a more significant role

We have a winner!

 

[UndetectedButthurt]

Just met my first PC santier spear spin2winner yesterday.

 

[Brayko]

That whole pre-order for awesome gear shit really kinda deterred me, but I gotta ask the real bros on PC how this holds up overall before ANYTHING let alone blowing 60 bucks on it.

 

[Average Manatee]

Launch day is finally here and the goddamn thing CTDs on launch.

Apparently some people are getting around this issue by switching from DVI to HDMI or vise versa, but here I am having to use a DVI-HDMI converter.

WAT this doesn't even make sense.

My car wasn't starting today but then I put on my red slippers and everything worked fine.

 

[80Maxwell08]

That whole pre-order for awesome gear shit really kinda deterred me, but I gotta ask the real bros on PC how this holds up overall before ANYTHING let alone blowing 60 bucks on it.

Yeah that pre order stuff was annoying but if it makes you feel better the gear isn't that good. It's an extra option for maybe an hour depending on the class but it's basically worthless. Which is annoying because you can't sell it.

 

[Kanedias]

There is only one good item there, the Transgressor Shield, which is awesome for PvP. The other items are pure crap, often inferior versions of the items they're based on.